Lister-cultivator hitch



. l. B. MYERS LISTER cULTvAToR HITCH Feb. si, 1927. 1,616,700

Filed Feb` 11; 192s v 2 shet's-sheet 1 Feb. s, 1927.

l. B, MYERS LESTER cULTxvA-'T HITCH 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb.A 11,192s 'Patented Feb. `s', 1927.Y

f1 i When the frame turnedat an angle, tothe I' ,"IgsrEa'cnLTi-VATORHITCH. f' f Ajpiiication filed February 1.1', 192s. j seriaiino, 87,546.Y'

My invention relates dto-a lister cultivatorV hitch, 'andjit is myobjecttoprovidem such a hitcha frame for connecting three or moreindividual cultivators, which is of simple,f v i 5 dnrableandinexpensive' construction.V

y f. vAnother object of myinvention is to pro-y vide such a hitchincluding 4adra'ft frame and fcultivator.4 frames, the "outer of whichIare Y connected to thedraft -framfein such a man-1- ner that they mayv`*move transversely to the directionofjtravel of the `cnl'tivaterwithout ,lOSing their parallel relation thereto.

further objecto- .the v invention Iis toV provide suchahitclrhavingjnovel mea-ns for Vraising and lowering the cultivating itools.'x 1 lWith theseran'dtoth'erobjectsin view, my iinvention'eonsists vin. fthe'A construction, ar# Y rangementan'dcombinationf-offthevarious Y partsof my device,fwhereby*the objectscont- V V -templated are attained, as hereinafter more, .z fnllysetforth, pointed outinmy -claimsand .illustratedgin they, accompanyingdrawings,

f f Fig. 1 is alan viewoffiaicomplete;culti; Vator embodying my hitch- Yf Figf2. is afsideelvationofthe same,the Y draft'iframe being shown insection. q Fig. isf afront ieW. of the:

cultivator implements not being shown.l

V, Fig. L lisa detailv sectionalfview taken on fthelne le-4t of Fig. 3@

1; F ig.. 5'is a vdetail sectional view taken on f the 1in@ 5.415 ofrig. 4. 1

f Fig,V 6 isfa detail sectional view takenonr qthe line 6;6of Fig. 4L. ia .I j

' Fig. Tis an enlarged plan viewv of oneoi-` the 'cultivator ntongues'illustrating Vits Coni 'lnection Witlrthe draft iframe. i' j -fylOneofthe problemsinvolved -in .provid-f 40f ving .a three-row vcultivatoris thejmounting off the `individual cnltivators relative tothe leratorly will not find it .diliicult to -steerf all y y three ofthecultivators independently.- Inf .ven

"selvingithis problem my inventioninvolves vater frames canA movetransversely of VVthe n. Win be 'understooi thflwhen the indi! .i vidual'lister{en ltivator rame's.`are 1nainl tai-ned parallel Airwith the rowswhich are beingfcultv-ated the-jdisls will'cut @45113121.1137on'V eitherhill bordering the listed rows, and;`

that even :cultivation willV thnsb-e. secured.

hitch ,'i ithe;A

a istructnre yin which the outer. lister 'cultiandthe other at a less,-`thanf normal angleto they hill.

TheY hit-@11, includes. nietfasvrse dream frame, 10, whichis `formed of.parallel v rods or Vtribes connectedat their ends, asat' 11,'rin jspaced' relationship A Y central .forward 1^ truck,ldesignatedgenerallyby?the,,numeral 'A "(seefFig'. 3)y Supporl thi-eydraft iEra'me, .10. Y 65 ff The truck, `A. is formed sof' theV paralleljournaled-in-bushings, 13, secnred by Ameans A of U- bolts, .14, andclamps, 1 5 (see ,6) c

tuinsafari-.frame1e., Upoaeheiower ends 1057 o .the .shafts- 12, arejonrnaled ywheels,"16,A

@Udft'fheUPPer-ends aresecnred forwardlyaV i pro] elcting 'a r1ns,.f17,whichiare"r connected to chains, or the like', `19 whichserve tol hitchextremities of'theshats,12."k

. I An adjustable .crosspiecef comprising the.

Afme'rnbers, 21 and`22,"connectedl'by` bolts, 23,1@ Y Y which may beextended through Vany offsev-V erallope'nings, 24', in *themelnbes, 721rlld 22,"co'nnects the upper endsof the arms, v12. 85v i The crosspieceisfsecured lbetween collars, .25,

andfthe arms, 17and'freely receives vthe Y shafts, 12, soas to'yallovvthem r to rotate.

It willow be seen thatasthe draft upon the chains 19,varies indirectionfth arms, V'17, will move Correspondingly,l and'c'ause the in,the -proper' direction widths offrowsby loosening the l[1 -bolts, 14C,95 Y slidingthefclamps, `15, onvthe'franie', 10, by Ycorrespondinglyshitting the arms, 21f 1 v'and 22, longitudinally relative toeach otherYfl and by adjnstingthe arm, 17, Vand the braes, 1.. i y l20,longitudinally of the ycross arni, 18, which 100 is provided withseveralopenings, 27, ,toreceive 'thepivot bolts, 2S, for that purpose?fcentraljcultivator frame, l 3, (see Fig. 1) is, 'pivoted to the frame,110,'midwayfof its ends# The cultivator ramecomprisesa stubtongue,'29,having at itsforward end a VVclevis, 80, embracing theirame,10,-and" pivoted thereto vley-inea-ns ol' avpin, 31.. 7 Y

The outer cultivator frames, C, eacl i com-1 prise the stnb. tongues,29%,-,l `whic'l'i.at their- 21170. vforward ends are., provided with'.br ackets, 32, l 'iniwhich are'secured parallelforwaidlypro--v be,adjusted bf-ei' dieernf f jecting shafts, 33.' i Upon cach of theshafts, Y 33, is journaled a roller, 34, received'between I the 'rods ofthe draft frame', 10. f. The rollers, 34, are 'slid'ably androtatablyinountedfon'- the shafts, `33, for a purposey which will herei after beVmore fullyeXl plained. Y

' The draft chains, 135', are secured tothe f Aframe' (10 and near therear ends of the stub ,a v Y ,Y f Y tongues, 29a, by means of elevises,36.. Y' Y 1 Each of the cultivator frames, B and v carry/the usuallister disks, 37,1 and cultivator shovels, 38, *andy the frames, @,'arepro-l vided/with the ytruck wheels, 39. Thus it will be seen thatthecultivator is supported atthree points by the truclr wheels, *ldand39,'the formerbeing positioned forwardly of Y VVtheframe and the latter,rearwardly.

Vertical tiltingof the fraineis accomplished by'means of a lever, 40,pivoted to a sector, 4l, which is securedvto'the central cultivatortngue 29. The forward Aend of fthe lever is pivoted toa bracket, 42,depend-l Y ing from the `cross brace Vofthe truck, A.

By lifting the lever, 40, thetongue, 29, will f'slide'the frame, 10upwardly. I the sleeve 13 will slide upon thek shafts 12.V When thelever is moved to vthe position shown `in Fig.V 2 fthe entire Vfra-meYwill loev moved upwardly andV the cultivating iinpleinents, 3 7'and38,will be moved towardqthe i ground,v thef'fraineV pivoting around the Itwill beunderstood Vthat lsome, ineans,

either a foot pedal or hand lever, will be attachedv to each of thecultivator frames, C,

inV order that the operator may shift themv laterally. Some such meansfor shifting is shown in Fig. l, attached near the forward vends'of thestub tongues, 29a.

The central cultivator frame, VB, is kept,

properly positioned in the rowby the driv- Y ing of the team vor tractorwhichi's pulling The twoy outer" frames, C, musttlien beshiftedlaterally to follow the the cultivator.

Ytwo adjoining rows;

' The draft chains, 375, 'secured toY the cultivator ,frames very nearthe center vof,

draft thereof, which allows the'forward end `Vof the tongues, 29a, to beshifted laterallyjtogetherv with f the rear portions ofY the frames, C.u

35, laterally.'Y 1

By means of theconnection described, loefY Vvfr tvv'eenthe draft frameandfthe cultivator j frames, C, thelatter frames are held againstlateral' tilting,'wl1ile being free to move as.'

described. l

In so doing VrSome Vchanges -inaybeinade in the construction andarrangement ofthe parts of inyfrinvention without departing from vthccal spirit and purposeofmy invention, Vand it isiny-intention tofcoverby iny claimsV any modified forms ofgstructui'e or use Aof ineclianicalequivalents ywhichvinay be V'reasoii- Y ably'iiicluded rwithin theirscope. Y

I clann asiny invention: Y `lfln a device of theV class described, a

Vtransverse draftfraine, aV plurality, of cultivator frames, eachincludingalongitudi nal stub tongue, laterally spaced, parallel,y shaftstongue, rollers onjsaid shafts engaged with Lsaid draft frame fso' as toprevent VYvertical movement of the tongue at its forward end,

proiectingg-'forwardly frein said` ,Y ,80K

relative to the draft frame, and tov allow lat- Yeral movementv of thetongue relative tesa-id draft frame, and laf-draft 'chain-j securedrtothe tongue near the center of Ad'r'aftupo'n the Ycultivator fremdeandtofthe draft frame@` Y 2. In a device of the Vclass 'clescribe'cl,*aVtransverse draft frame, a' 'plurality,fof'cul tivator frames,` eachincluding a longitudinal stub tongue, means connecting saidl stubvlongues to the' draftjframe'in such'a'man- :ner as to prevent lateraltilting of the cultivatorl frames. and to allow lateralInovement oftheforward ends of the tongueaand draft chains secured tov thetonguesnearthe vcenters of draft upon the lcultivator frame, and to the draftframe.

3i In, a devieefof'l thev vclassA described, a "S100 transverse 'draft'frame including a V pair Vof vertically spaced, parallel rods,-apluralityoff cultivator frames each including `Vstub tongue, a pair ofhorizontally spaced shafts, Y, proiecting vforwardly from said"` tongue,

rollers sli'dably and vrotatably mounted on said' shafts, said' rollersbeing retained between'the `rods of the draft frame, and a draft chainsecured to Vthe ytongue near the `center of draft upon the cultivatorframe, *11,0

"and to thedraft'frame. Y -f a. Ina-device of theolass described, a`

transverse draft frame, cultivator Yframes` .Y

hitched to said draftv frame near the ends l thereof and having truckwheels spaced' rearwardly ofsaid draft frame, 'a central Y cultivatorframehitched to saiddraft frame intermediate its ends, aforward"triiclrhaving wheels disposed substantially under the draftframe 'being mounted Vforvertical sliding' movement relative to theforwardtruck, and Vmeans lfor V,varying thek relative .draft frame andintermediatey its ends,said

vertical vpositions of said draft frameand truck, toproduce longitudinaltiltingofthe cultivator frames, said means comprising a lever fulorumedon the central cultivator frame'and pivoted to the forward truck. 1

In adevice of theclassv described, a transverse draft frame, cultivatorframes 'hitched-to said draft frame near the ends i by said shafts,across brace connecting"Saidv Vvshaft-s above the draft fralnefand alever '10 ulcruined on. the centralcultivatorrarneably receiving;l VsaidShaftsVwheels' carried and pivotedto Said cross brace, to producelongitudinal tiltingof the cultivator fra-mes. 6. In a. devi'ceof'z theclass described, a

l transverse v.draft frame,v cultivatrlframes hitched to said draft`frame nearlthe 'ende thereof and having truck 1 wheels spacedrearwardlyA of said draftl trarne, a central prising laterally spaced,'Verticalfshafta A3,35 V i cuiavtorfmm'ehitched to Said draft frame 'n lintermediate its lends, a forward truck corn- 2O sleeves securedjto'thedratt frame'adjust-" lable longitudinally thereon and slidablyf refc eiving Asaid shafts, 'wheels carried by said shafts, an yextensiblelcross brace connecting v.said yshafts' abovefthedrat frame, and `alever fulcruniedfon thev central cultivator frame Vand pivotcd Vtol'eaidcrossy brace, Vvto,

produce` longitudinal allang@ Orl a@ allay f y vater frames; .Y

` Signed at Kimball, Vthecounty of Brule rand State of Southy Dakota,this 45th day of February, 1926. Y \y 1V l 'f L "IDEN B. MYERS.'-

